“While the number of Latinos in the media industry has remained stagnant, growing just 1% between 2010 and 2019, the city of Downey has spent years quietly implementing journalism infrastructure that has the potential to change the face of local reporting and serve as a model for school districts nationwide.”

“…The gloves are off for political parties, as they pour in massive amounts of money on social media advertisements. Meanwhile, content portraying Islamophobic dog whistles and memes were found being shared on surrogate pages that targeted the opponents of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).”

“A trio of Catholic radio networks has filed a petition against the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over new requirements that will soon mandate that all U.S. radio and television stations publish information about the race and gender of their employees.”

“One bill limits platforms’ ability to collect data, while the other bans design features that encourage children to spend more time online.”

“Sarah Leach, an experienced editor overseeing 26 Gannett community papers in four states, was fired via video conference first thing the morning of Monday, April 29. She was accused, she said, of ‘sharing proprietary information with (a reporter for) a competing media company’…Leach published her own statement Thursday afternoon.”

“Al Jazeera, the influential Arab news network, says it will continue reporting and broadcasting from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. But its departure from Israel marks a new low in its long-strained history with a country that much of Al Jazeera’s audience in the Arab world and beyond sees as an aggressor and an occupier.”

“In [Mabel Portillo’s] case, a legal complaint using this law came after she published about the alleged embezzlement of funds in the municipality of Yataity [in southern Paraguay], as reported by Última Hora. Mayor Gloria Duarte filed the complaint and was able to get a restraining order against the journalist.”

“In its first quarter 2024 financial results, the newspaper says costs for its copyright infringement lawsuit against the AI giants do not impact its operational performance.”

In Spanish: “Telesur stated that it will continue to build a ‘symphony of voices through its different channels and platforms, connecting people in the defense of the right to information as a pillar of freer and fairer societies.’”

“Chief Legal Officer Ben Lee said it was important to set out the guidelines, in part, because there was a perception that companies licensing Reddit’s data could do anything they wanted with the material.”

“The House Committee on Energy and Commerce has “concerns about the direction in which NPR may be headed under past and present leadership,” the lawmakers wrote. The representatives also asked NPR to provide a breakdown of the registered political affiliation of its news staff over the last five years.”

“With its innovative photography and spectacular layout, twen set a benchmark for editorial design and, it would seem, still inspires young designers, typographers, art directors and creative types of all kinds today.”

“Public Prosecutor Tarek William Saab accused former Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami, the most powerful target in the investigation, of hiring reporters to write damning stories about rivals…A PBS-Frontline documentary on Armando Info’s coverage of Saab is scheduled to be released next week.”

“A federal judge has rejected the Biden administration’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by Republican-led Texas and two conservative media companies accusing the U.S. Department of State of funding technologies used to counter disinformation online that they say censors right-leaning news outlets.”

“It can feel like social media is a bit obsessed with the short-form video format these days, but images actually perform better than short-form videos when it comes to sponsored posts featuring influencers on Instagram.”

“The new untitled series, which starts production in June, will center on a newsroom whose publisher is trying to save it with ‘volunteer reporters,’ per the announcement.”